ADHD / ADD Support Group

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD) are more common than you might think. It is a syndrome that exhibits symptoms such as hyperactivity, forgetfulness, mood shifts, poor impulse control, and distractibility. Join others who suffer from these conditions and share your experiences.

try pushing all other thoughts out of the way. Sometimes if it doesnt work i stick my fingers into my ears to mute my ears then i focus on the stuff i want to focus on. Dont let anyone interrupt you or everything will be in vain. Hopefully thisll help

When I was in high school and even in college, I had a lot of trouble with my school all the time. A lot of my problems came with it was time to take the tests. I tried to study with nothing on in my room and no one around me to bother me. That didn't work bc I would hear everything in the house and I was stop studying. But I tried playing the radio in the background so that I wouldn't hear my dad or sister on the other side of my door and I would even put a sign on my door and locked my door so no one would be able to come in my room. It seems to help me be able to study. So I would play the radio or something with music all the way through college too.

look into binaural beats for music, have to wear headphones, but plays two diff brain wave music, in each ear so your brain his to focus to connect the to sound normal whatever, this keeps your focused. sorry been programing all day so brain is fried. next I do a timer, ADHD need urgency like deadline, 25 min studying 5 -10 min of break 25 min of studying 5 -10 min break.
after you study something go on a walk, during that break time, it will help a lot and then get back and do another 25 min study session.
last ADHD, people does not matter the subject, if you dont find it interesting, its like pulling tooth an nail for an ADHD person to study or do any activity. were a bit extreme on this on the other hand if you really enjoy something, you get hyperfoced and there no amount of medication you need to take for this so its important to NOTE: to be successful in life as an adhd person you need to be doing something you enjoy or like including subjects and studying time. Even if that sucks find uniques ways to study, draw you notes out, mind maps, color code!

Thanks! I used to take medication for it because I would have like the most obnoxious energy bursts during class and my teacher couldn't keep me in my desk for more than 2 min (2nd grade- 5th grade) but I found a way for that whole episode to calm. It was great :)

We (people with adhd) generaly have a problem with immediate gratification, wanting to reward oneself right away. Maybe plan a little reward for every time you finish an assignment to help motivate yourself?

Lists help. I get extreme satisfaction when I cross things off. Breaking down a hated task into smaller, more manageable tasks with interim deadlines can help. I always hated writing. I could stare at a blank page for hours. In college I used to research for months, then write my papers ( all nighters) in the few days before they were due. I got great grades even though I hated every second of the writing.

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